Visitors at Opening of Ford Motor Company's Cologne, Germany Plant, 1931

Summary

Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as factories, in cities around the world. This photograph shows the company's plant in Cologne, Germany. The cornerstone was laid by Henry Ford himself, who visited the site during a European tour in 1930. When the factory opened the following year, it employed some 2,000 people.

Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as factories, in cities around the world. This photograph shows the company's plant in Cologne, Germany. The cornerstone was laid by Henry Ford himself, who visited the site during a European tour in 1930. When the factory opened the following year, it employed some 2,000 people.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

12 June 1931

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.O.5572

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 5 in

Width: 7 in

Inscriptions

Caption attached to back reads: Inauguration of the New Ford Factory at Cologne/Rhine Visitors inspecting the Ford Cars which won first prizes in the 10,000 km endurance run. June 12, 1931

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